/*
 * Tigase XMPP Server - The instant messaging server
 * Copyright (C) 2004 Tigase, Inc. (office@tigase.com)
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 * along with this program. Look for COPYING file in the top folder.
 * If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 */
package tigase.cluster.api;

import tigase.cluster.ClusterConnection;
import tigase.server.Packet;
import tigase.xmpp.XMPPIOService;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Interface ClusterConnectionSelectorIfc is base interface for classes responsible for selecting connection which
 * should be used to send packet between cluster nodes
 *
 * @author andrzej
 */
public interface ClusterConnectionSelectorIfc {

	/**
	 * Method returns XMPPIOService instances which should be used to send packet between cluster nodes
	 */
	XMPPIOService<Object> selectConnection(Packet packet, ClusterConnection conn);

	void setClusterConnectionHandler(ClusterConnectionHandler handler);

	void setProperties(Map<String, Object> props);

}
